Driving Change Through Leadership
Play Simulation: Due Monday, 9:00 am (eastern), Week 3 Submit Written Responses: Due Monday, 9:00 am (eastern), Week 4 “Don’t manage – lead change before you have to.” Jack Welch While change is inevitable in business, it is not easy. To lead and manage change, you will need to understand the power of the change agent, urgency, and how to apply the appropriate tools to mobilize commitment to a change initiative. Driving Change Through Leadership
In this assignment, you will evaluate power and influence in creating urgency and building a change coalition to support a new initiative., Week 2: Play Simulation 1. Run Simulation a. Click on the Change Management Simulation Link, b. After you click on the link the scenarios are automatically assigned and ready to play. 2., Play through each of the four simulation scenarios (30-45 minutes per scenario)., a. You will adopt the role of CEO or Director of Product Innovation in each scenario., Your goal is to convince a critical mass of key employees to adopt a sustainability initiative., b. How to play: i. Setup – Log in to the simulation, choose one of the four scenarios, and explore the site ii. Prepare – Read the scenario introduction and “how to play” pages iii. Analyze Reports – View a dashboard of company information iv. Decide – Choose the first scenario and play by selecting change levers v. Review Results and Repeat – Continue to analyze and make decisions until 96 weeks occur or the initiative is adopted c. Play all 4 scenarios to completion. Complete the steps above for each of the four scenarios. In two scenarios, your role is CEO; in the other two scenarios, your role is Director of Product Innovation.
Play Simulation: Due Monday, 9:00 am (eastern), Week 3 Submit Written Responses: Due Monday, 9:00 am (eastern), Week 4 “Don’t manage – lead change before you have to.” Jack Welch While change is inevitable in business, it is not easy. To lead and manage change, you will need to understand the power of the change agent, urgency, and how to apply the appropriate tools to mobilize commitment to a change initiative. In this assignment, you will evaluate power and influence in creating urgency and building a change coalition to support a new initiative. Week 2: Play Simulation 1. Run Simulation a. Click on the Change Management Simulation Link b. After you click on the link, the scenarios are automatically assigned and ready to play. 2. Play through each of the four simulation scenarios (30-45 minutes per scenario). a. You will adopt the role of CEO or Director of Product Innovation in each scenario. Your goal is to convince a critical mass of key employees to adopt a sustainability initiative. b. How to play: i. Setup – Log in to the simulation, choose one of the four scenarios, and explore the site ii. Prepare – Read the scenario introduction and “how to play” pages iii. Analyze Reports – View a dashboard of company information iv. Decide – Choose the first scenario and play by selecting change levers v. Review Results and Repeat – Continue to analyze and make decisions until 96 weeks occur or the initiative is adopted c. Play all 4 scenarios to completion. Complete the steps above for each of the four scenarios. In two scenarios, your role is CEO; in the other two scenarios, your role is Director of Product Innovation.